War Military: From 1978

Chapter 243 The long tug of war begins!
For Group C and even the nearby border residents, tonight will definitely be a sleepless night.

The explosions and flames on Pingguan Mountain lasted for more than an hour.

For the first half hour, there was a lot of back and forth traffic.

Then our army unilaterally poured out artillery shells.

But, it's useless.

The Vietnamese devils finally achieved their goal.

They gained a foothold on Hill No. 4.

Using artillery shells to clear mines and taking advantage of the opportunity when artillery shells suppressed the artillery fire from our rear, hundreds of people were sent to rush up the southern slope of Hill No. 4.

They used explosive packs to make holes and, using the limited time available, built some fortifications on Hill No. 4 that could serve as hiding places and defenses against artillery fire.

Afterwards, the Vietnamese devils stopped attacking.

They were just holding a firm defense while the Second Battalion wanted to wipe them out and drive them away.

Whether applying pressure from the top of the mountain or going around from both sides, they would be subjected to artillery fire from the Vietnamese in the jungle and counterattacks from the Vietnamese hiding on the southern slope of the high ground.

The fighting on Hill No. 4 lasted until dawn.

But this does not drive away the Vietnamese devils.

It was just because it was daybreak and the daytime visibility was more unfavorable for our army's attack, so we had to cease fighting.

In the base, Chu An slept until after ten o'clock.

He was not affected by the battle of Pingguanshan because that was where the Second Battalion was stationed.

Last night he took the initiative to ask for help but was rejected. Now that he is back, it is even more impossible to ask him to come over.

After all, it’s just the south slope of Hill No. 4.

That side faces the jungle at the foot of the mountain where the devils live, and there are no troops of our army stationed there.

Because there, the Vietnamese devils at the foot of the mountain can hit it with all their firepower, and it has no defensive value at all.

Of course, it has no value in our hands, but we can’t give it to the Vietnamese devils either.

Because for the Vietnamese devils, the South Slope is like us staying on the North Slope.

"Is this how you recruits get through the company? Are you worthy of the uniforms you wear?"

After getting up, Chu An prepared to go to the kitchen for a walk, but on the way he passed by the training center for twenty new recruits that was under the charge of the reconnaissance platoon.

As soon as he came over, Chu An saw them standing in two rows and being scolded by the third squad leader of the engineering platoon.

"Haha!" Chu An smiled.

The remaining members of the reconnaissance platoon went on a mission last night, so Chu An handed over today's recruit training to the third squad leader of the engineering platoon.

Anyway, scouts also need to learn how to lay and clear mines.

Seeing that the recruits saw him, Chu An immediately walked over.

At this moment, the deputy squad leader of the third squad also turned back following the recruit's gaze.

"Company commander!"

He quickly ran over and saluted.

"What's wrong with them?" Chu An asked.

"Hey, folding the quilts, they all say that they are recruits who have been well trained, but I just checked their quilts, and they are completely out of shape!" The deputy squad leader of the third squad complained, while Chu An was looking at the recruits.

It can be seen that some of the new recruits clearly have expressions of dissatisfaction and even disapproval.

After thinking for a while, Chu An walked straight up to them.

"You are all soldiers selected by me. I hope you won't let me down!"

Chu An looked around at them and said, "I know some of you may not agree that you have to fold blankets after joining the company and coming to the front line.

I even know you are thinking that no matter how well the quilt is folded, it has nothing to do with fighting.

But I want to say, you are totally wrong!"

Chu An raised his voice and his expression became extremely serious: "Making quilts is a long-term training for a soldier.

This will temper your personality and temper, and allow you to learn patience and carefulness.

And these are closely related to your life and death on the battlefield!"

Chu An pointed to the deputy squad leader of the third squad of the engineering platoon next to him and said, "The one training you today is the veteran squad leader of the engineering platoon, but do you know what the most basic qualities of being an engineer are?"

No one answered, but Chu An directly stretched out his hand and called out the name: "Pi Aijun, come here!" Although these recruits were not trained by him, he had already memorized their names and personal situations.

"Report, be brave and careful!" After the recruit was called, he shuddered noticeably. Facing the heroic company commander Chu An, they were somewhat under pressure.

"Yes! Be bold, be careful, and especially be careful.

On the battlefield, the enemy is always thinking about taking your life. They plant mines and create camouflage to make it as unnoticeable as possible.

If you're not careful enough, and you become a scout, there's a high chance that your first time on the battlefield will be your last!"

At this point, Chu An suddenly shouted, "Do you understand everything?"

"Understood!" The recruits responded loudly and hurriedly.

"If you understand, follow Squad Leader Pi and train well!"

Chu An didn't say anything else. He was the company commander, not their squad leader. He just needed to focus on the training progress and talk to them about things from time to time.

Of course, Chu An’s current reasoning is not empty talk.

The war is still going on, and the importance of folding quilts can be seen from the fact that they are still retained in pre-war training.

This is not a training method that can directly improve combat effectiveness, but it is indispensable training.

Soon, Chu An and Pi Aijun said a few more words and turned around to go to the kitchen.

After grabbing something to eat, Chu An went straight to the regiment headquarters.

No one knows what happened to Pingguanshan.

Qian Yuzhou and the others were staying there, and they couldn't contact him during the battle, so there were some things he could only find out by going to the regiment headquarters.

But soon, Chu An came out of the regiment headquarters again, holding a cigarette and frowning.

My mood suddenly became bad again.

Because Qian Yuzhou and his team suffered casualties.

Last night they were sent out to carry out a reconnaissance mission, but unfortunately they were discovered by the enemy and someone stepped on a mine during the retreat.

One person had his leg blown off, and another was injured by shrapnel.

Finally, in order to cover the retreat of the wounded and others, the deputy squad leader took the initiative to cover the rear and sacrificed his life.

"call!"

A puff of smoke was exhaled.

Chu An looked up and stared at the sun which rarely appeared.

To be honest, Chu An is feeling a little depressed right now.

It’s only been a few days!

After the counterattack, although he knew that there would be no peace, he also knew that there would be a long ten years of war in the future.

But at least during this period, the reconnaissance platoon had no casualties, including last night when he led his men on a mission and no one was hurt.

But today there were three casualties.

Call ~
Chu An exhaled another puff of smoke filled with resentment, and once again raised his leg and walked towards the special forces company.

He already knew the current situation in Pingguanshan from the headquarters.

The Vietnamese devils actually occupied the southern slope of Hill No. 4.

He knew what this meant.

The tug of war will officially begin.

This wasn't before.

Previously, the Vietnamese devils occupied the entire Pingguan Mountain, but we were able to drive them all away and re-lay mines to completely block them at the foot of the mountain.

The Vietnamese devils have now made various arrangements in the jungle outside the pass.

Their various firepowers would not give us any chance to lay mines.

Unless we launch another major war, rush into the jungle in one fell swoop and drive them away completely.

But this is not possible.

So the next step is that the two sides will live side by side on a high ground, and the long-term confrontation and back-and-forth tug-of-war scene may be a long-term coexistence situation.

(End of this chapter)